How to say “township” in Chinese

“Township” in Chinese is 乡, xiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

乡 is read xiāng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

How to write it

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “乡”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 乡. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 你的家乡在哪儿？nǐdejiāxiāngzàinǎrWhere's your hometown?
• 你家乡的气候怎么样？nǐjiāxiāngdeqìhòuzěnmeyàngWhat's the climate like in your hometown?
• 省下面有市，市下面有县，县下面有乡。shěngxiàmiànyǒushì,shìxiàmiànyǒuxiàn,xiànxiàmiànyǒuxiāngA province is divided into prefectures, prefectures into counties, and counties into townships.
• 我喜欢安静的乡村生活wǒxǐhuanānjìngdexiāngcūnshēnghuóI like quiet country life.
• 离开故乡已经二十年了，我常常想念那里。líkāigùxiāngyǐjīngèrshíniánle,wǒchángchángxiǎngniànnàlǐIt's been twenty years since I left my hometown, and I often miss it.
• 我的故乡在南方wǒdegùxiāngzàinánfāngMy hometown is in the south.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”

• 省份 province
• 省会 provincial capital
• 中心 center
• 县 county
• 乡村 village
• 市民 city residents
• 故乡 hometown

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